- A
lighterman is a
worker who
operates a lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge,
which may be
powered or unpowered. In the
latter case, it is
usually moved...
- The
Tugboat hitch (a.k.a.
Backhanded mooring hitch or
Lighterman's Hitch) is a knot
ideal for
heavy towing, or
making fast to a post, bollard, or winch...
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worked in
teams ranging from two to four
aboard tongkangs and twakows.
Lighterman had to be
skilled in
managing cargo boats as they
dealt with many valuable...
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while taking a walk with his owner,
David Corbett, who
worked as a
Thames lighterman.
Corbett briefly fell
under su****ion of
involvement in the theft. When...
- Registration no.
United States 30-0805768,
United Kingdom 1158838
Headquarters Lighterman House 26-36
Wharfdale Road London, N19RY, UK
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Shapley (Chapley) "... coal
merchant and
lighterman..." (c. 1710–1780)
Charles Shapley was
bound apprentice lighterman to
Thomas Rowles on 13. Jan 1726, at...
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other prisoners:
Daniel Blunt, a
tailor who owed £9,
Benjamin Sandford, a
lighterman from
Bermondsey who owed £55, and a Mr. Blundell, a jeweller.
Women prisoners...
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Transport portal Lighter (barge)
Lighter aboard ship
Lighterage clause Lighterman "lighterage". Dictionary.com. Glanz, James; Lipton, Eric (2003). City...
- to the reef knot that adds an
extra twist when
tying the
first throw Lighterman's hitch (tugboat hitch) –
ideal for
heavy towing, or
making fast to a post...
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communicate with him. The
following w****s,
Thornhill goes to work as a
lighterman for Mr. King.
Thornhill brings alcohol,
which he got from Mr. King, back...
